“We value the contribution we get from the workers and hence all efforts should be directed towards ensuring they get paid on time.”

Government finally paid the last batch of civil servants and grant aided institutions, their 2016 bonuses last week.

President Mugabe assured the civil servants that despite the low revenue inflows, the Government would still pay its workers the 13th cheque as per tradition.

Government is operating on a shoe-string budget making it difficult to pay its workers.

The Zimbabwe National Army, the Air Force of Zimbabwe and the health sector were paid their bonuses in April, followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services in May while teachers were paid in June.

Government workers from the registry department were paid early this month before the university workers last week.